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Goodlifer: Good Stuff: Wild Child

Good Stuff: Wild Child

This summer, the great outdoors serves as fashion muse. Animal prints and motifs are back with a vengenance (and, thankfully, available for vegans as well), hair is beachy and messy and safari-inspired pieces…

Goodlifer: Rapanui - Setting a Standard for Sustainability & Traceability in Fashion

Rapanui – Setting a Standard for Sustainability & Traceability in Fashion

“Where’d you get that?” is something we commonly answer about the clothes we are wearing. What if the question instead was “where does that come from?”— could you answer? British eco-fashion label Rapanui…

Goodlifer: A Place of Mind

A Place of Mind

I’ve been out of the city for nine months now. Still, a day does not go by that I don’t miss it so much it almost hurts. I don’t consider myself very sentimental,…

Goodlifer: Cutting the Caffeine

Cutting the Caffeine – Why You Need to & How to Do it

That morning cup of coffee may be causing more harm than you know. The energy boost you get is an artificial caffeine-induced high that creates a vicious circle of dependency, which can be…

Goodlifer: Born to Run, or Determined to Try

Born to Run, or Determined to Try

“I hate running.” How many times have you heard someone say that, or perhaps uttered the words yourself? Running is one of those divisive forms of exercise that you either love or loathe….

Goodlifer: The GreenShows at NYFW FW12

The GreenShows Move into Lincoln Center at NYFW

Over the past three years, The GreenShows has been the premier showcase of sustainable design during New York Fashion Week. This time around, the shows were finally invited to be an official part…

Goodlifer: Sprout Organic Skincare

Sprout – No-frills Organic Skincare, Made in Brooklyn

I am not one of those people who enjoy wandering the aisles of drug stores for hours looking for new beauty products. Honestly, they bore me. I just want great stuff that will…

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Super Bowl Apparel Bound for Developing Countries – is this Good or Bad?

After the Super Bowl last Sunday, the Giants were immediately given Championship T-shirts, hats and towels to celebrate their victory. In order to make this happen, the NFL has to produce these items…

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A Greener, Cleaner Super Bowl XLVI

Super Bowl Sunday is, for many American sports fans, the most important holiday of the year. We buy new flat screen TVs, paint ourselves in the colors of our team (if they happen…

Goodlifer: The Landfill

Trash Becomes Energy at a Small New York Landfill

It’s time to think differently about garbage. The United States produces 390 billion pounds of garbage every year, and finding places to dispose of it is a serious environmental and economic challenge. We…

Goodlifer: Good Stuff: Neutrals & Blues

Good Stuff: Neutrals & Blues

Neutrals and blues go so well together, it would be a shame not to mix them. Good stuff that we are craving right now includes a belted trench, classic in shape but with…

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Philanthroper – A Daily Deal Site for Giving

About a year ago, Mark Wilson launched Philanthroper, a site that has been dubbed the “Groupon for Good.” Like other daily deal sites, Philanthroper sends out a daily email featuring a charity and…

Goodlifer: What I Made This Week

What I Made This Week: A Happy Initial

One of my resolutions for the new year is to make something, by hand, every week. And, in order to make good on that promise, I decided that I would share with you….

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On the Cutting Edge of Eco-Fashion: ULTRA

Ever since I added the word “eco-fashion” to my vocabulary, I have wished for a brand like ULTRA to come along. One that is as cutting edge and inspired as it is sexy…

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The Nicest Place on the Internet

Even though most of us are far better connected these days than we’ve ever been before, thanks to social networks, email and video calling, we tend to see less actual people (online shopping…

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My Goals & Intentions for the New Year

Here we are again, at the dawn of a new year. No matter what kind of year 2011 was for you, the new year is a chance to start fresh and do things…

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